A horse should only ever have one passport, so please make sure that a passport has not already been issued before applying for a new one. You can check your horse’s microchip number at at www.equineregister.co.uk

If you know your horse’s breeding (Sire and Dam), please contact the relevant breed society, as Horse Passport Agency passports are intended for horses of unknown breeding.

To apply for a passport, ask your vet to visit and complete our application form.

You then have two options:

• Priority Online Submission (Recommended): Ask your vet to submit the form online as your Agent. Receive a 20% discount off the standard fee if payment is made within 10 days. We aim to issue the passport within 1 working day of payment, sent by First Class post. In 2024, 52% of passport applications were submitted online.

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• Postal Application: If you prefer, you can post the completed form to us. The fee is £36. Processing paper applications takes a little longer, but we still aim to issue correctly completed applications within 1 working day of payment. Passports are sent by First Class post once processed.